Machine for finishing book covers by lining, lettering, or ornamenting



, OR ORNAMENTING July 10, 1928.

, H. DUNN MACHINE FOR FINISHING BOOK COVERS BY LINING, LETTERING -Sheet I fjl ca -1%??? Filed June 23. 1926 July 10, 1928. v 1,676,892 H. DUNN MACHINE FOR FINISHING BOOK COVERS BY LINING, LETTERING, OR ORNAMENTING 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 1t), 1928.

HUGH Derr nger ratirntxfsooirmmnif MACHINE FOR FINISHING Book COVERs-BY Limiter, LETTERENG', on omvmvrnmnmez e Application filed June 23, 1926, Serial No; 117,980, andin Great-Britain March 1:3, 192 6.

This invention relates to machines for finishingt-he-rounded back of books of mis ce'llaneous sizes and thicknesses by the ap I I plication of lining, lettering or ornamentae tion.

.The object of thisinvention is to provide a machine which willefi'ect metallic lining,-

lettering orornamentmg on the rounded back of books in one operation.-

According to this invention the machine comprises means for holding the book,

means for lining, lettering and ornamenting. the book, means forapplying metallic leaf to the book and reciprocable mounting means for said lining, lettering and ,ornamentin'g means and said metallic leaf applying means whereby they can be movedoverthe back oha book, the aforesaid means cooperating to allow the metallic lea'fto be laid and impressed upon the back of; the book in one operation.

Thev particular means for applying the gold comprise two transverse members adapted to be mounted in advance of the lining letterin or ornamentin r tools and m r 1-) H parallel therewith, a frameor frames ad ust-- ably'mountedon said transverse members so that theycancbe; moved ,intoa position. inalignmentwith the lining, lettering or orna-. menting tools also adjustable in themselves and being said frame or frames being adapted to. receive means, carrying and adapted to apply-,goldto the book, of a width equal to or greater, than that ofthe said tools. witha .bush adapted. to carry gold leaf- (pr eferably mounted on tissue) in reel form and with a roller rotatablynlounted there- 7 011, around which the tissue with the gold leaf on the outer surface thereof can be passed and by; which it can be appliedto the book by rolling the roller over the latter.

Referringto the drawings Fig. his a In this case also means are provided; for heating the tools, The said means for laying on gold is adapted to bedetachably mounted on the means This frame may I be provided Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional eleva- I number of "transverse rods,

fragmentary view showingt-he marked fl land 22 areshown, disposed at H method of detachably- 'mountingthe tools,

1 igs. 7 and are elevation and plan viewsrespectlvely of 'a device" forlay-ing on gold" leaf,

a 9" i a f a men a y, e I fl w; meatratmgthe application of such device to the machine. I

Inthe particular .00

for lettering, the apparatus comprises a rectangularbox-like main frame 1, having two.

clam ing 1nembers2-3 adapted to receive gold lining;

X nstruction illustrated; I in Fig. 1 which showsa machine adapted;

clamping members .is movable, preferably under the control of a quiek actingt screw ,5

operated from-a hand wheel 6 onthe ex enamel-.116. mainframe. setting gauge 7 provided o-n the, camping members; adapted to pojsitionthe book in relation to the 110015.

On the top; of the frame at bne end thereof, is fixed two ispace'd bearings 8 car'- rying a bar 9-mounted o-n trunnions' 9?; so

that the bar serves as a pivot for fa fiaf'red tangular I guide frame 10. This guide frame extends from one side of the mach ne across the top ofth'e main frame and s free at its;

other end" 11 v i v Slidably mounted on the guide fr'ai'neis a carriage 12 hav ng downwardly extending lugs 13 whlch project int'o the mainflfra-me" and carry a spindle '14; on which is mounted the yhwar r.

able projection 13 on theothr' side eh'gaging in counter sinks '14: inthe spindle. The

that itcan I thereby readily' remo ved and replaced-.

The carriage hasa pin and slot connectionf w l -ihk r mev at eavhslide thereof with.

hereinafterv described, As shown in Fig.6 the spindle is deta'chably. mounted onthe machine by means -of the. fixed projection 139011 one side andthemovthe carriagebeing preferably provided with projecting pins. 17 which in the frame. This lever framei co'nsists of two bars 19 one at eachside of;the main These bars frame pivotally mounted at 20. extend upwardly .and'ar'e provlded; with a engage in slots. 18

of whichtwo different distances from the, fulcrum and constituting handles any one of which can be selected by theoperator so as to vary the leverage;

The guide frame is provided withrea-r wardly extending spindles 23carrying counter balance weights 24, which are adjustable ther eon, beingclamped in their adjusted. position bythe set SCIGWSQP, said weights iacting toeounter balance the'we'ight of the tool carriage and other parts mounted on saidframe; 1

7: action of the'lever frame. VVhen' the tools clamping members,

i The carriage withthe liningtools'isysov arranged" thatfit is docked on the guide frame and the'reby moved from one side to" the otherof the clamping members unde'r the are idle, such as when a book being placed into-the clamping-fmembers, lining; the tools will heat In a position, thereof,

directly 'beneatlrthisidle position of the "ilini ng tools as they move over the book, the

discs a series of gasburners or other suitable heating devices areldlsposedso as to heat the tools.

' In order to regulate the pressure dfthe free end .11 of the guide 5 frame can be "pressed down to 'the'required extent.

Fo'r applying lettering or or'nam'enting matter to "the back 'of the-book, the device 7 suchas is shown-in Figs. mama-41s pro- "vided. 'Thisdev'ice consists of 'arectan-gu lar trough preferably provided" on its base with a clamping plate 31 oper'ated by the cla1nping"means:.32; the trough and clamping plate being so constructed and arwhole-fie held securely in the trough by means-Of the adjustable longitudinal plate" S T and fl-at,era-l-'plate' 38 operated by the pinching screws, 39. The longitudinal plate I 37 may be dispensed with;

The "trough is supported in a position in whichit extends downwardly as indicated lnFlgfl'SO that byreoiprocating the slide 12 on the frame 10 the type contained in the trough is rocked overthe back of the book as clearly shown in this figure and in 's-" order' to; ensure that the lining, lettering or a other ornamenting matter is-placed sym- I "a boss 41 by which metrically upon books ofdifferent thickness,

a graduated member 40 is provided having frame -member 10" and fixed-by the pinching screw 12, this graduated member co-operating Wltll the front'edge 48 of the slide 12, which edge acts as an index mark, to show preparatory to one side of the e type is as-v sembled-with "the distance pieces 36 and the fit is mounted upon the the position of the centre of the book for each thickness of book. In the arrangement I shown, for instance, a-book2 inches thick is clampediin position and thefslide is moved until the edge is opposite the 2 inch mark on the scalewheir-the type will beipositioned centrally over the back of the book. Inuse the type will be positioned)in this manner While the frame 10 is in its raised position and subsequently the framefllOwvill be depressed to bringthe type into contact 'wlt-h the back of thebook after which the slide will be reciprocatedto rock the type can rier and the type over the back'of the book to either side of the central position.

It is not essential that the operation be carried out in'the manner" speeified above because, as will be understood,'the toolsmay be rocked over the book commencing atone side and finishing at the other. In fact this method'is found preferable in ce'rtain cil cumstanoe's. By employing suitable type,

liningor-other' ornamental matter an' be applied.

i The means for laying on the gold is shown in'Figs-7 and 8 and the application, thereof to the machine is in Fig. 9. V 1

The apparatus shown in Figs. 7 and 8 comprises'two spaced transverse supporting members 50, 5 1 and arranged between these transverse members is a number of frames, of'which three are shown. These frames each comprise a fixed plate'53 having a series of lugs '54:, 54 mounted thereon andmovable plates 55' having slots 56 with illustrated more clearly which the lugs 54 engage andby whiclr said plates are slidably but otherwise in) movably connected with the plates 53;. Two

screws 57 are provided, which pass through holes in one plate and arescrewed' to engage with tapped holesin' thejotherplateso that the plates are moved'towards or awayfromeach other ,by rotating-the screws. These screws form a support for "bushes '58, 59"

which se'rveas distancepieces for the plates, and one of these bushes 58'serve's to rotatably support a reel 60 of gold leaf mounted on tissue and the 'other59; to supporta i roller 62 aroundwhich thefree end of the tissue "carrying gold-leaf ispassed and to which it is secured. The arrangement is such thatthe gold leaf-with its supporting tissue is continuously rolled off the reel on to the -.roller as the leaf is used and it is so arranged that the position of the'gold leaf and its tissue is the reverse ofthat on the reel, 'the ated on the outsidewith the the gold leaf and the roller. l i .i

It will be seen that the lugs 5t mengagein slots 61 in the transverseimember so' that gold leaf on the roller be'ingfsitu-f tissue between they can be adjustedinto any suitable position. Also the plates forming thefl'ame for Carrying'each reel of gold leaf is ad]ustable bers, extending above said; boole holding means and movable by said rock ng mem bers over the back of the book, and frames detachably and adjustably monuted on said transverse members and movable thereby over the back of the book, means on each of said .frames for rotatably mounting a reel of metallic leaf so that it canbe drawn off said reel, and means actuated on move-- mcntover the back of the book for wind ing said leaf off said reel and applying it directly to the back of the book.

8. A machine for laying metallic leaf on the "rounded-back of books, comprising, in combination, book holding means, rockable members-movable angularly in relation to said book holding means, spaced transverse members mounted on said rockable members,

extending above said book holding means and movable bysa d rocking members over the back of the book, and frames detachably and adj ustably mounted on said transverse members and movable over the back of the book, means on each of said frames for rotatably mounting a reel of metallic leaf so that it can be drawn off said. reel, and a roller rotatably mounted on said frames and actuated on movement over the back of the book for winding said leaf off said reel and applying it directly to the back of the book. '9. A machine for laying metallic. leaf on I therounded back of books, comprising, in

combination, book holding means, rockable members movable angularly in relation to said book holding means, spaced transverse members mounted on said rockable members, extendingabove said book holding ,means and movable by said rocking members over the back of the book, and'metallic leaf car-' rying frames mounted on-said transverse membersand movable thereby over the back of the book, each frame comprising a fixed plateadaptcd to be detachably and adjustably mounted onsaid transverse members, a

' movable plate carried by the fixed plate and co-operating therewith to allow a, reel of metallic leaf to be mounted thereon, means I extending-between said plates'for rotatably mounting said reel so that the leaf can be drawn off saidreel and means rotatably mounted between said'plates and actuated bythe movement thereof over the back of the book for winding said leaf off said reel and applying it directly to the back of the book.

10. A'machine for laying metallic leaf on the rounded. back of books, comprising, in combination, book holding means, rockable members movable angularly in relation to said book-holding means, spaced transverse members mounted on said rockable members, extending above said book holding means and movable by said rocking members over the back of the book, and metallic leaf carrying frames mounted on said transverse members and movable thereby over the back of the book, each frame comprising a fixed "plate-lugs .on said plate adapted to detachably and adjustably fixsaid plateto said transverse members, a movable plate carried bythe fixed plate and co-operating therewith to allow a reel of metallic leaf tobe mounted thereon, means extending between saidplates for rotatably mounting said'reel so that the leaf can be drawn oif said reel and means rotatably mounted between said plates andactuated by the movement thereof over the back of the book for winding said leaf off. said reel and applying it directly to theback of the book, l I

11. A-machine for laying metallic leaf on the rounded back of bookscomprising, in combination, book holding means, metallic leaf carrying devices, means for rocking said devices over the back of the book and vertically movable supporting means for said devices, adapted to allow the devices to maintain contact with the arcuate back of the book as they are moved' over the latter.

12; A machine for laying metallic leaf on the rounded backof books comprising, in

combination, book holding means, metallicleaf carrying devices, supporting members carrying Sl1Cl. (l8V1C8S, vertlcallymovable so y supporting means" for said supporting-members and means for rocking said supporting members to, move said devices over the book. 13." A machmeforlaying metallic leaf on I the rounded back of-books comprising, in

combination, book holding; means, support.

ing members extending transversely above said book holding means, metallicleaf carcarried by each of said frames, one of which is adapted'to receive a reel of metallic leaf and theother carrying a roller adapted automatically to take the leaf from the reel and lay it on the surface over which it moves,

vertically movable supporting means for,

said supporting members and means for rocking said supporting members to move said frames over'the back of the book.

15. A machine for'laying metallic leafon, the rounded back of books comprising, in combination, book holding means, supporting members extending transversely above said book holding means,iframes carried by said supporting members, two spaced sleeves and the other carrying a roller automatically to take the leaf carried by each of said frames one of which is adapted to receive a reel of metallic leaf adapted from the reel and lay it onrthe surface over Which it moves, vertically movable supporting means for said supporting 'members, means for rockingsaid supporting members to move said frames over the back of'the book, and means for adjustably and detachably mounting said frames on said supporting members said means being also adapted to retain the frames in their adjusted positions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HUGH DUNN. 

